China has expressed outrage over remarks by an outspoken Japanese mayor who said his country's forced prostitution of Asian women during World War II was "necessary," while the Japanese government distanced itself from the comments. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday the forced recruitment of so called "comfort women was a serious crime of Japanese militarism." He said China expressed "shock and strong indignation toward Japanese politicians ...
Reported by VOA News 39 minutes ago.
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